The National League Rookie of the Year announcement was made earlier today, and Giants catcher Buster Posey deservedly took home the honor. He received 20 of the possible 32 first-place votes, and beat out fellow phenom Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves.
Posey helped lead the Giants to the World Series title, and he could also be considered an NL MVP candidate for his contributions.
With Posey’s great season, this is a good time to look back at some of the other great debut seasons posted by catchers recently, as catcher may be the toughest position to man as a rookie.
So here are the top 10 seasons from rookie catchers in the past 20 years, including this year’s phenom, Buster Posey.